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Acids & Bases (Making pH Paper)

corie matushek · Apr 10, 2016 ·

This is an experiment to learn about pH and to make your own pH test paper strips using liquid from boiled red cabbage and cut up paper coffee filters.  You then test various household liquids to see if they are acidic, neutral or alkaline (basic).  We hope your kids enjoy the experiment and develop a life-long interest in the sciences.

Use boiled red cabbage to make your own pH test paper and then check the pH of various common household liquids. Red cabbage gets its color from a chemical called “Anthocyanin.” It is also the pigment that turns leaves red or purple in autumn. Anthocyanin is a good indicator of acids and bases. When added to a base, the purplish pigment turns green or yellow. When added to an acid, it changes to pink or red. In something that is neutral (neither an acid nor a base), the paper will remain the same color (or maybe turn a little blue).

Acid & Base pH Paper

Poster Presentation at WM Symposium 2016

corie matushek · Mar 8, 2016 ·

M2 Polymer Technologies gave a poster presentation during the annual radwaste meeting titled “Stability of Super Absorbent Polymers in Sodium Nitrate.” Our poster won Best in Track 3 -for Intermediate Level Waste (ILW), Low Level Waste (LLW), Mixed Waste (MW) and NORM. The paper can be viewed here: Stability of Super Absorbent Polymers in Sodium Nitrate

GAAKK RECIPE (Cross-linking of Polyvinyl Alcohol)

corie matushek · Feb 29, 2016 ·

White school construction glues are made of polyvinyl alcohol. Addition of concentrated Borax solution builds bridges between the polymer chains, cross-linking them and turning the mixture into a highly viscous semi-solid blob…. Like a giant booger.

GaaKK Recipe

CRISPR

corie matushek · Sep 2, 2015 ·

Have been recently reading about the new CRISPR technology for rapid gene splicing. (CRISPR = Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) This is being hailed as the biggest deal in genetic science since PCR was developed in 1985! The technology is a rapid and low-cost method to change or to repair genes. A great article in Nature. http://www.nature.com/news/crispr-the-disruptor-1.17673

M2 Polymer / New “Snow Polymer” Video

corie matushek · Jan 4, 2015 ·

We have recently uploaded a new demonstration video to Youtube for our “Snow SAP” product:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMy7gqCln9Q&feature=youtu.be

This content will soon be linked to pages at www.m2polymer.com and at www.polymerSNOW.com. Please check out the video and give us some Facebook “LIKES”. Thanks a lot! MM

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